Affidavit of Death.
Affidavit of the
Execution ot the
Will.
Hongkong
to wit.
Form No. 1. Sec. 1 and 5.
AFFIDAVIT Of Death.
maketh oath and saith that he knew and was well acquainted with the above mentioned
when alive. That prior to his death the said
resided at
and died at
day of
on or about the
leaving property as this deponent verily believeth within the Jurisdiction
of this Court Sworn this
Before me
day of
Hongkong to wit.
Form No. 2 Sec. 2.
ÁFFIDAVIT OF THE EXECUTION OF THE WILL
and
make oath and say that they were personally present at
on or about the
day of and saw the said subscribe name to the paper writing now produced and shown to these deponents, and publish and déclare the same as and for
last Will and Testament and that in testi- mony thereof at the request and in the presence of each other they also subs- cribed thereto as witnesses and that the
subscribed to the said writing is of the bandwriting of the deceased and that the names and
said
also subscribed are respectively of the handwriting of these deponents. And these deponents lastly make oath and say that the said
at the time of so subscribing his name to the said writing was to all appearance and as these deponents verily believe of sound mind me- mory and understanding
legacies of the deceased as far as the property will extend and the law will bind; and also to exhibit into this Court a true full and perfect Inventory of the
said
property on or before the day of
file a true and just account of Executorship on or before the
and to
Given under the Seal of the Supreme Court of Hongkong this
day of
day of
Witness
Form No. 5, Sec, 3.
RESERVATORY CLAUSE TO BE INSERTED BEFORE THE DATE OF THE PROBATE IN CASE OF ANY EXECUTOR BEING ABSENT. Reserving Nevertheless to this Court full power and authority to grant like probate and administration to
the other Executor named in the Will whenever shall duly appear before this Court and sue for the same.
HongkongĮ
Form No. 6. Sec. 4.
CITATION TO THE NEXT or Kts.
To the Sheriff of Hongkong, or his lawful Deputy, Greeting-- to wit. Cite or cause to be cited the lawful next of Kin of late of
deceased, and all other persons who may have in their possession any Wills or Codicils of the deceased to appear before this Court on the
day of the forenoon and to bring such Wills or Codicils, if any, or if none that the said Next at ten o'clock in of Kin do accept or refuse letters of Administration of the Estate of the Deceased or otherwise do shew cause why administration should not be granted to the Registrar of this Court or to such other person as the Court shall consider fit. In default of which appearance and cause shewn, this Court will proceed to grant letters of Admi- nistration to the said Registrar or other person as aforesaid.
By order of the Court,
Registrar.
Sworn this day of
Before me
Form No. 3. Sec. 3.
OATH BY EXECUTORS BEFORE PROBATE.
Oath by Exoca-
tora before Probate.
Hongkong
to wit,
You swear that you believe the writing" now produced to and marked you, bearing date the
day of
to be the last will and Testament of deceased. That you are the Executors therein named. That you will faithfully execute the said will by paying the debts and legacies of the deceased as far as the property will extend and the law binds you; that you will exhibit into this Court a true full and perfect Inventory of all the pro- perty moveable and immoveable and all the rights and credits of the deceased on or before the
day of
and that you will file a true account of your executorship on or before the
day
Return of the Sheriff to the Citation.
By virtue of this mandate, I have cited the lawful next of Kin of the within unmed
late of
deceased and all other persons as within directed
Sheriff (When Next of Kin cannot be found add "by affixing a Copy thereof (together with a translation) on the Door of the Court House not having been able to find the parties')
Hongkong
Form No. 7. Sec. 4. COMMISSION OF APPRAISEMENT
To
and
to wit. know ye that you and each of you are hereby fully empowered and authorised by the oaths of lawful men and by such other ways and means whereby the same way best be known, to ascertain the value of the property and estate rights and credits of the said
deceased and the same so ascertained to cortify to this Court under your hands on or before the
day of
Probate.
of
Sworn this day of
Before me
Form No. 4 Sec. 3
PROBATE.
By order of the Court
Registrar
Return and Oath of Appraisement.
The Return to this Commission appears by the Schedule herennto annexed marked
which Schedule we severally swear is a true and just list of Ap praisement of all the property and estate rights and credits of
deceased
day of
the last Will and deceased, a
Sworn this
day of
Before
Hongkong
Be it known to all men that on the to wit. in the year Testament of Copy of which is hereunto annexed, was exhibited, read, and proved before the Court, and administration of all the property and estate, rights and credits of the deceased was and is hereby committed to
the Executors in the said last Will and Testament named being first sworn faithfully to execute the said Will by paying the debts and
Reservatory clause
when Executor absent
Citation
to the
next of Kin.
Return by She-
riff.
Commission of Appraisement.
Return and outh
of Appraisement.
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